reservist
pronunciation
How to pronounce reservist in British English:
UK [rɪˈzɜ:vɪst]
How to pronounce reservist in American English:
US [rɪˈzɜrvɪst]
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- Noun:
- a member of a military reserve
Word Origin
- reservist (n.)
- "soldier who belongs to the reserves," 1872, from French réserviste, from reserver (see reserve (v.)).
Example
- 1. Charles macdonald , a royal marine reservist , was beset by " hyper-vigilance " on his return .
- 2. What if he or she is gone for more than the five years that congress mandates employers must hold a job for a mobilized reservist ?
- 3. The presidential plane was carrying a delegation to katyn , to commemorate the mass murder of a previous polish elite : the 20000 reservist officers murdered by stalin 's nkvd in 1940 .
- 4. So the next morning one saw a reservist in his uniform saying goodbye to his wife and children at his cottage-gate and then walking up the hill that leads out of the valley with a cheerful smile still on his face .
- 5. Article 376 any reservist who refuses or escapes enlistment or military training in wartime , if the circumstances are serious , shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention .